Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-09-23

rHH EnOgBLH BETwExH THK aEAMEs's
CnI1M AND aMrP MA6TEns-zAs
Tt1oosH HIoNkLa - MonE
nNM1aNA1EoMs.

fIlegwlar Ger. Post KMtelgsgsnax.l
sHFp MAsrEns ". aEAMEN's UNIoS.
he msmbsrs Of the Coast seamsns
Usion haze held q meeting snd adopted
meaauFes which are designed 70 eompel
Al masters and ahip brokers 70 appiy
70 TIE Coast 6samen's Uni0n's agent
for crews. Non union men, called
saeaba, . are very ssaKos. and when ore
fs 10 town be soon Joins the union a
che insliQation Of members theKaof.
Ia order 10 effeotaaily accomplish theiR
purpose the union's agent hes Eotihsd
ali % the sal.or Boarding house keepers
not 10 ailoW any men 70 Be shippeo, IN
lees the order e0unes from the uni0n'e
sRent, II this request IL violated the
houses ere bOyoOtsed and aEe soon con-
psiied 20 fell into ranks, o. else take IN
their aign. The union asserts that the
objest 10 BE- attained IL for the agent 70
keep ran Of Ell union men, their des-
tination and whereab0uta. A similar
practices ID observed Ia San Pedro.
Tha abio brokers look q the matter
IN . diHsFent tight. They think and
ssy that Il 10 the designing scheme Of q
| union agents 0un oono4oti0n, and not
Al order fFom the headquarters Ia San
Fnnsssso, aad aaEns bSfisvs that the IN
tantion IL, after all Of the availabis
sailors on The coast have joined the
anion, 10 inauguxate @ general strike
for higher wages. Forty dollars is nos
paid for thu run 10 San Francisco, and
In order b protest. the Interests Of the
shipoWnefs' Association. not another
vessels crew will Be paid Of tn thil
port. The crews viii be paid % the up
SQUAD ports for which they happen 20
be boaDd. This win take several thou-
aand dollars worth % trade from thil
part and Distribute the same am0nR The
mill ports, ell owing, u is claimed. 70 {
Characterization between the ship
owners and the 6AilofA' Union. TOO
change will be observed By al Of The
brokers' until the order Of the Union 4
oounteEmanded.
Tea brokers assert that the man fur
| niahed b. the various agents are habit.
ual kieksEa, and u cue u refused By ths
master the rest Immediately pick up BIZ
cause and inanQaRais and continue I
strike until the objectionable one Il re-
inatatsd.
tITbe Kate Davenport, after waiting ID
the hagboE for two days, gave In 10 tn
4
agent vas % the Sound. Owing 10 tn
present. condition Of affairs should We
sela from np Sound ports bound 10 6aE
Francisco cali IN here requiring sea
men, they would be- compelled 20 pal
$40 for the run, which has not bsaI
paid cot Of this port heFetofoFe. Thl
vessel have left this rort within tbs pae
ueek short handed, 10 order 20 get on
Of psyine the SO.
rHPoHIkxT 10 sATP MksTERs-
The Govarumeut signal station 10
Gated on Taioosh Island, Cape Flsttery
haa been supplied With the latest siR
mails, a. we'll a. With the old ones, b
which vessels entering the straits cas-
carry on q conversation With the opera
tor. THIS additional improvement vii
greatly facilitate ship masters 10 iele'
graphing for tugs, notifying thatI
agsnts or In making any other comma
nieation thai they desire 10 be wired
A complete set Of storm signals ara also
81 the station, whereby che weather.
forecast can be sigpGled 10 vessels Be
fore they proceed 10 aas.
Tbs barb Charles B. Kenny viii 6nisk
leading . cargo of lumber al Taooma
foe b0nthern California 90 next SatuE.
day.
The bark Alden Il ssse. loaded With
6ls 600 feet Of lumber from 40 up Sound
port, Il IN the baTboF bound 90 Hopg-
kong. The cargo is shipped on ths
owners account.
Tue steam Schooner Lee, eight dayl
from Silka. passed % the Sound THU
morning for seattle.
PoRT TOWNSEND. Sept. -.